It's nearly the end of a stupidly boring day at school. They were testing in the library for four hours this morning; I spent most of that time sitting in the computer lab, keeping it open for anybody who wanted to use it, and having no real work of my own to do. I tried to read a few times, but it kept making me sleepy.
The neato news of the day is that I may have a chance to attend a conference in March in New York City, all expenses paid! That includes three nights at a Hilton near Times Square, all conference fees paid, and they'll even give me money for transportation to and from. It's a contest that apparently I have a very good chance of winning. (Not many applicants; they're selecting 70 school librarians to go, and ... well, anyway, I have a good shot at it.) It's actually two conferences, one about a grant I received a year or two ago -- they're sponsoring the contest -- and then a second huge one that's held every year by the local public TV station, starting the next day. (They're really looking for people to attend the first one, but are throwing the second one in for free.) So I'm thinking if they're paying for the hotel and all, and all I need to pay for is my meals, why not maybe see a show while I'm there? And see if one or more of my children can get in on it with me? (Not the conferences, just the hotel and/or show.) Anyway, who knows; looks like a mini-vacation with very little funding (or effort, actually) on my part. And probably buckets of swag. More details to follow, I'm sure.
No icy hot today, and my eyes aren't watering, but boy, I sure do hurt here and there. Even so, my plans for the afternoon are limited to getting some blood drawn for next week's doctor's visit and then working the new game seriously. And then to lie down. It's the lying down part that's my favorite moment of the day, I think, the moment when all the little parts of my body realize with a tremendous sigh of relief that they're done fighting gravity for the day. I just love that.
Otherwise, I leave here in about an hour and I'm much more awake now, and drinking lots of water today, so that should keep me going until I'm released.
Isn't cool how some time in the city is so special? I've overnighted in Manhattan a couple times even though I could drive home and be in my own bed easily enough and it was wonderful! I hope you win! I'm sure you'd revel in a Disney show, but do look at what's up at the Roundabout, always something cool and the house is comfy and intimate. ~LA
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